People Faculty Q&A: John Onukwufor, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk May. 2, 2025 John Onukwufor, PhD, is an assistant professor of Pharmacology and Physiology and Environmental Medicine. His research project investigates the role of metal neurotoxicity and mitochondrial ...
People Student Spotlight: Yue Guzhang By Kelsie Smith Hayduk May. 2, 2025 Yue Guzhang is a fourth-year student in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) Program at the University of Rochester. She received her undergraduate degree in BCS from the University. Guzhang works ...
Research What New Research Reveals about Autism, Stimming, and Touch By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 14, 2025 Researchers at the Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute find new clues to how people with autism process touch.
People Remembering Dean Arvan, MD By Bethany Bushen Jan. 22, 2025 Dean A. Arvan, MD, twice acting chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and longtime leader of the clinical laboratories known for his visionary leadership, kind mentorship, and innovation at the ...
Research Brain Immune Cells May also be From Mars and Venus By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 21, 2025 Researchers find that microglia function differently in males versus females, potentially having broad implications for how neurological diseases are studied.
Research That's a 'Myelin Sheath!' Top Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience Content in '24 By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Dec. 19, 2024 The professional and research advancements of the faculty and students at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester were inspiring in 2024. Inside you will find some of ...
Research Researchers ‘See’ Vulnerability to Gaming Addiction in the Adolescent Brain By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Dec. 9, 2024 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester found that adolescents with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved ...
Research Researchers Uncover Possible New Biomarker for Psychosis Diagnosis By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Nov. 25, 2024 The current standard of care for psychosis is a diagnostic interview, but what if it could be diagnosed before the first symptom emerged? Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at ...
Research Celebrating Gilbert Gottfried: Comedy Stars Unite in NYC to Support Muscular Dystrophy Research By Mark Michaud Nov. 14, 2024 Some of comedy’s biggest names gathered in New York City on Wednesday to honor the life of Gilbert Gottfried and raise funds for muscular dystrophy research at the University of Rochester Medical ...
Research How Carol Kellogg Helped Establish One of the Nation's First Undergraduate Neuroscience Programs By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Nov. 11, 2024 In 1980, Neuroscience became an official major at the University of Rochester. Professor Emeritus Carol Kellogg helped make the major official after noticing the students were making independent ...
